Mysuru: The statue of Dasara elephant Arjuna, who tragically lost his life during a wild elephant capture operation after being attacked by a tusker in musth, has been completed and installed at Yeslur, Hassan. Arjuna died on Dec. 3, 2023, at Dabballikatte in Hassan during a Forest Department operation to capture a wild elephant that…
Reality stars take audience on musical journey at Palace
December 26, 2024Cultural programmes draw to a close; Flower Show till Dec. 31 Mysuru: The last day of the cultural programmes at Mysore Palace premises organised as part of the ongoing Palace Flower Show featured the star singers of the reality shows rendering some of the popular movie songs and exponents of Karnatak classical music rendering some…
R-Day: Karnataka among 15 States to feature tableau
December 26, 2024Bengaluru: Karnataka is among the 15 States selected to exhibit tableau for the Republic Day parade slated to be held at New Delhi on Jan. 26, 2025. The list of States has been released by the Ministry of Defence. Karnataka was not included in the list States for the Republic Day parade in 2024, which…
MUDA to address site allotment for achievers
December 26, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan announced that issues related to the allotment of sites for achievers in various fields, including sports, will be tabled at the next MUDA meeting. In 2023, MUDA invited applications from 188 achievers for site allotment in Devanur Layout 3rd Stage. The applicants also paid the advance…
NRIs recite entire Gita at Kurukshetra
December 26, 2024Haryana: At a Guru Smaran Mahotsav event which was graced by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Pontiff of Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysuru and Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji, hundreds of Non-Resident Indians(NRIs) recited the entire Bhavad Gita at the very place Kurukshetra in Haryana, where Lord Krishna preached Gita to Arjuna in…
National Consumer Day at Dasara Exhibition Grounds
December 26, 2024Mysuru: An awareness programme was held to mark National Consumer Day, organised by Seshadripuram Degree College in collaboration with its NSS and NCC units, along with Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds on Dec. 24. MGP Founder President Bhamy V. Shenoy, the chief guest, highlighted various ways in which consumers are misled…
Stop boiled eggs in Mid-day Meal: PIL in High Court
December 26, 2024Mysuru: Even as the debate continues over distribution of boiled eggs to school children under Mid-day Meal scheme, a city Advocate has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking an immediate stop to the distribution of boiled eggs to school children under the Government’s ambitious Mid-day Meal scheme. Advocate V. Ravikumar is the…
Winners of Mega Bridal Make-Up Competition
December 26, 2024Mysuru: A Mega Bridal Make-Up Competition Season 2 was organised by Mysore Beauticians Welfare Association (MBWA) at a private hotel in city recently. The event was inaugurated by chief guest Apoorva Rai, Mrs. South Pacific Asia Universe 2023 and former Femina Miss India. Other guests were Ibbani Silju, celebrity makeup artist, Dr. Vidya Pradeep, Cosmetologist,…
Rising cyber fraud cases spark concern
December 26, 2024City residents lose Rs. 49.12 crore in 2024; Rs. 3.76 crore recovered Mysuru: Despite growing awareness about cybercrime, the number of people falling victim to online scams is increasing daily, raising serious concerns. This year alone, 231 cases related to online investments, stock markets, and other cyber frauds have been registered, resulting in public losses…
Echo of rise in ‘digital arrest’ cases: Phone users get cybercrime awareness caller tunes daily
December 26, 2024New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications has directed mobile network operators to play cybercrime awareness caller tunes in the subscriber’s preferred regional language, 8 to 10 times daily for three months to all telephone subscribers. According to the order issued to telecom operators, the caller tunes will be provided by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre…















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